Enforcing building codes for new and existing buildings. Dr. Zoran Morvaj

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1 Enforcing building codes for new and existing buildings Dr. Zoran Morvaj New Delhi, 29 November

2 AGENDA 1. Building codes enforcement for NEW commercial buildings EU practices 3. Programs for EE improvement of EXISTING buildings - Croatia case 4. Approach to ECBC Implementation 5. Conclusions 2

3 1. Building codes enforcement EU practices The OECD report: Regulatory Enforcement and Inspections, OECD Best Practice Principles for Regulatory Policy, 2014 underlines that:.. ensuring effective compliance with rules and regulations is an important factor in creating a well functioning society and trust in the government, and is necessary to effectively achieve a government s goals. The major challenge is to apply enforcement strategies that deliver the best possible outcomes by achieving the highest levels of compliance, while keeping regulatory costs and administrative burdens as low as possible. 3

4 1.1 The approach An enforcement system is established through dedicated regulations for buildings energy performance mandatory requirements: EU Directives: Directive 2002/91/EC of the Energy performance of buildings Directive 2010/31/EC of the Energy performance of buildings (recast) National Laws on energy efficiency and on construction, Regulations, Ordinances, Guidances Accreditation system for Licensed experts 4

5 1.2 Instrument for enforcement: Building s energy passport (EP) specific annual energy needs 5

6 The energy passport of a new building contains an indication of compliance with minimum technical requirements from a building code (ECBC) In EU an energy passport or energy performance certificate must be presented when selling, leasing, renovating, extending or constructing a non-residential building. In the case of new non-residential buildings, the energy performance certificate provides information on the calculated energy needs of the building in question as well as its CO 2 emissions based on data relating to: primary energy needs (heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting); weighted final energy needs; CO 2 emissions. 6

7 In the case of existing non-residential buildings, the energy performance certificate provides information on the measured energy consumption (thermal and electrical) of the building in question. The energy performance certificate is issued by licenced experts for new non-residential buildings (architects or consulting engineers who are members of the Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers and accredited by a competent national body). Applicants are responsible for contacting and paying their chosen experts. 7

8 1.3 Responsibility for compliance 1. Holder of the building permit 2. Energy expert in charge of calculating the Energy performance, is responsible For the accuracy of this calculation 1.4 When to check compliance 1. During the design stage, when obtaining the building permit 2. When the construction phase is finished by issuing of energy passport as built proof of compliance 3. After a year of operation 8

9 1.5 Instruments for checking and demonstrating compliance 1. Public software 2. Validated commercial software 3. Buildings data-base 9

10 1.6 Independent quality controls of energy performance calculations 1. Responsible authority > central or regional government, or a governmental agency > third parties - the accredited bodies responsible for experts certification 2. Means of controlling > validity check > prohibited impossible values > warning for improbable values > comparing with results in database 10

11 1.7 Sanctions for Noncompliance The imposition of sanctions is an essential part of the enforcement system. Usual sanction is that the building permit is not granted, but also: > the use of the building is prohibited > the obligation to take extra measures until the building complies, within a certain period; > administrative fines > court cases 11

12 2. Programs for EE improvement of existing buildings Existing buildings are still inefficient and responsible for majority of energy consumption in the building sector Therefore EU made mandatory requirement for each member state to refurbish annually 3% of public buildings stock. THE RENOVATE EUROPE CAMPAIGN Renovate Europe is a political communications campaign with the aim to reduce the energy demand of the EU building stock by 80% by 2050 compared to 2005 levels through legislation and ambitious renovation programmes. 12

13 2.1 Croatia s National energy eficiency program for ALL public buildings Developed by UNDP with Croatian central government, and local authorities Securing Political Commitment and Resources Capacity Building, Learning while doing Buildings stock Register, baselines, targets Local EE Action plans, Budgets, EE projects pipeline EMIS and EE measures implementation 6. Rising public awareness EE market transfor. 13

14 2.1 Croatia s energy eficiency program for ALL public buildings Key tools: Web based Energy Management Information System Smart metters Reporting Data storage Efficiency monitoring Data display Data analysis TCP / IP TCP / IP EMIS TCP / IP Automation in buildings Heating Ventilation Air-conditioning Lighting Regulation Control systems TCP / IP TCP / IP TCP / IP Elec. distribution Boiler room Coolers Ventilation Measuring environmental influence Measuring equipment 14

15 2.2 Implementing EE policies for buildings Political will visible and concrete Finance monetize energy use and saving potential Trained, skilful and motivated people - prerequisite Implementation platform applied energy management Awareness raising and education multiyear campaign Public dialogue engage citizens and institutions 15

16 3. Approach to ECBC implementation i) WEB based implementation platform (EMIS) Unique access point and support for all ECBC stakeholders: BEE, ULBs, Developers, Designers, Third party assessors, General public ii) Common calculation methodology National Software for calculation of the overall energy performance of buildings as defined by ECBC iii) Energy Pasport (EP) of a building > EPs result from National software calculation > EPs provide confirmation of ECBC compliance > EPs serve as transparent communication on energy performance of buildings - BEE star rating 16

17 3.1 ECBC Implementation system EP Calculation National Software Based on ECBC Possible modifications for individual states ECBC compliance One centralised implementation platform supporting all requirements - EMIS EP processing Automatic generation report Quality control Plausibility check Random selection of EP Second assessment of calculation Building data EP data User Data Management User Management Software Release Management Data management WWW Access to software for EP calculation by certified professionals Registration of user User input data Local copy of building data file, 17 Structured interface Calculation of Energy Paspot (EP) Creation and storing of EP e-report EP PDF report

18 4. Conclusion Through effective enforcement of minimum buildings energy performance standards, new buildings in EU today consume only half as much energy as typical new buildings from the 1980s. Existing buildings are still inefficient and responsible for majority of energy consumption in building sector, therefore EU made mandatory requirement for each member state to refurbish annually 3% of public buildings stock. This will bring the energy performance of the entire building stock in the EU to an NZEB performance level by The corresponding money savings due to improved EE, would amount between 2 6% of annual budget of EU member states. 18

19 Thank you for your attention! 19